Railroad-tie.



J. A. BEAMISDERFER.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLLCATION man AUG. 30. me.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

JOSEPH A. BEAMISDERFER, or JONESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIeNon or ONE-HALF'ro 'JOHN s. GocKnnxor E aNoN, rn NsYLvANIA;

V nainnosn-rxni To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, Josnrnr A. BEAMIS- DERFER, acitizen of the UnitedStates, re

siding at Jonestown', in the county of Lebanon and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvemets inRailroad-Ties, of which the follow ingis a specification,

My invention relates to a railroad tie and it aims to generally improveand render more eflicient a tie constructed for the most part from metaland to particularly provide sections movable relatively to each otherand to the rails inorder to securely hold the rails in place; toprovide'the sectlons of such a construction that they may house or carrychairs or cushions, preferably of wood, for the reception andsupportofthe rails; to provide a means for fastening the: sectionstogether and the-chairs in place and one section with elongated slotsto, permit its movement relatively to the said means, and to especiallyprovide a means which will render it diflicult to walk on the tiesintermediate the rails and preferably provide such means as part'of themeans for moving the sections relatively.

'With the above and additional objects, suchas will hereinafter appear,in view, the invention has been embodiedfin one preferred form asillustrated in accompanying drawings, wherein 1 l I 17F igure 1 is a toporplanview showing my improved tie in connection with the rail 35fragments; r c v i Fig. .2 is a side Fig. l but showing-the railsinsec'tion;

Fig, 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 3-3 ofFig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail plan view particularly illustratingamodifiedfform of means for moving the rails'ections relatively. 7

Referring wherein like reference characters designate like orcorresponding parts, conventional rails of the usual type are shown at 5Sup ported on ties made in two similar sections 6 which are recessed orcut away at 7 in order to receive the rails at their base flanges asbest seen in Fig. 2 so as to hold them against movement longitudinallyof the ties or in other words against spreading. Cleats 8 are provided,being fastened as by bolts 9 55 to the sections 6 and they overlap thebase flanges of the rails as seen in Fig. 2 in parelevation of the partsof specifically to l Specificati on'of Letters Patent; 1.313911139410013. 30, 1917. Application filedAugu st30,1916. Serial No.117,731. 6 I

the'channels of'the sections. The rails rest directly on the chairs 10and are held by them at aslightjdistance above the bases 11 of therecesses 7. "The chairs or cushions are fastened against movementlongitudinally of the ties'by means of bolts 12 which evtendthroughthemembers 6 and through elongated openings or slots 13 a in. one oftheimembers 6 beyond which they receive fastening nuts 14 as well aswashersj15, if desired. These bolts '12'will securely hold the sections.6 I adjusted relatively and in proper relation with the rails. 5. It,is advisable, however, at times in view, of the usage to whichtherailsor track as a whole isfsubj ected, to move the sections .6 relativelyin. order to tighten their connection with the rails. To this end I may,employ an elongatedebolt 16,. preferablyarranging it 1 diagonally-of thesections 6.1 At one'end, the boltis supportedby a bracket '17 suit-1ably fastened tofone of the. sections 6 and which, has a "verticalbifurcated portion 18. In thev bifurcation, (the. bolt :16 extends. andthe .bolt head which is designated 19 abuts the bifurcatedportion .ofthe exterior while the portion 18', c that is, the arms thereof. are nbent, to aright angle at 20 Vin/order toover-Q lap andfeXt'end acrossthe head 19 to'secure theboltin place against upward movement. The other,endof thebolt'extends through an opening inanupstandinglHgZl'of abracket 22.,fastened in any. suitable" manner to the other section 6.Beyond the lug 21,a nut23 ,1 preferably engagesscrew threads on thelbolt l6. The head 19 and nut 23 serveas abutments to engage thebrackets 17 and 22, respectively, as illustrated.

If it is desired to move these sections 6 relatively in order to moresecurely grasp the rail, the nuts 14: should be loosened and thereuponthe nut 23 should be turned in the proper direction. This action willresult in sliding the sections 6 relatively so as to bring the cleats 8into tighter relation with the rails. After thus adjusting the sections6, nuts l l'are again tightened.

In connection with the bolt 16, attention is directed to the fact thatthis bolt extends above the tie and bridges substantially the spaceintermediate the ties and thus renders it more difiicult for apedestrian to Walk upon the track or railroad right of Way.- SuchWalking is rendered even more diiiicult in view of the fact that thebolts 16 extend at an angle to the tie. a

While the above means for adjusting the sections 6 relatively ispreferred, yet other suitable means may be'substitu-ted for instancethat shown in Fig. 4. An L-shaped bracket 30 and an L-shaped bracket 31are used in this form,- each bracket being connected to a different tiesection 6 and having parallel portions or arms at 32 through Which abolt 33 passes and which employs a nutas usual as at 34, It will berealized that the nut 34 may be turned and accordingly through theprovisions of the arms 32 slide or move one section relatively to theother section. 7

Since merely the preferred embodiment of the invention hasbeenillustrated and described,fit-is to be understood that changes inthe details of construction may be resorted to Without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the'invention.

I claim 1. A tie made in a plurality of sections, means to move thesections relatively to each other and to a rail comprising a rod, abracket on one of the sections having a bifurcated portion, a bracket onthe other section, a fastening device passing through the bifurcatedportion and through the other bracket, abutment members on the devicecooperating With the brackets, and an arm at the bifurcation overlappingone of the abutments to prevent displacement thereof,

2. A tie made in a plurality of sections, means to move the sectionsrelatively to each other and to a rail comprising 'a bolt, a bracket onone of the sections having a bifurcated portion, said bolt extendinginto said portion, arms at the bifurcated portion overlapping thebolt'h'ead, a bracket on the other section, said bolt extending throughsaid bracket, anda nut on said bolt beyond the latter bracket.

3. A tie having a rod disposed aboveand Copies of this-patent maybeobtained for render trespassing more dilficult.

5. A tie having a rod disposed above and longitudinally thereof toprevent trespass upon the tie, said tie being made in sections, andmeans cooperating with said rod operable tomove the sections relatively.

6. A tie made in a plurality. of sections,

each section having a channel and said channels facing each other,cushionsfor rails disposed in said channels, means'to prevent movementof the cushions longitudinally of the sections, one of said sectionshaving an elongated slot, and said means consisting of a'bolt passingthrough the sections and blocks directly through said slot. I

7. A tie member having a cushionfmemher for a rail, means to preventmovement of the cushion member longitudinally of the tie member, one ofsaid members having an elongated slot, said means consisting of afastening device passing through the tie member and cushion memberdirectly through said slot, and said tie comprising a plurality ofsections capable of relative movement through the provision of saidslot.

8. A tie having sections, each provided With a channel, and saidchannels facing each other, tie sections being provided with therecesses into which therail extends, a

cushion for said rail extending into said channels and maintaining therail above the bases of the recesses, cleats forthe rails, bolts to]fasten said cleats to the sections, said cushion being cut away toreceive the portions of the bolts to prevent turning thereof, a boltextending through said sections and said cushions, and one ofsaid-sections having an elongated slot through Which said bolt directlyextends.

Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses. l

JOSEPH A. BEAMISDLERFER. Witnesses:

PAUL E. Bn'rz, RoB'r. L. MILLER.

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